Bobby Rubio, one of the story artists who works at Pixar, recently had the chance to create his own film for SparkShorts, “an experimental storytelling initiative that welcomes new creative voices at Pixar to share their stories”. His entry, entitled Float, will feature two Filipino-American characters, he announced on Twitter last Thursday.

“So technically, the first [Pixnoys]! I am proud to tell our stories. I know what it means to see our culture represented on screen! #RepresentationMatters” writes Rubio in a tweet.

This year, we launched #SparkShorts, an experimental storytelling initiative that welcomes new creative voices at Pixar to share their stories. See the first three shorts at the @ElCapitanThtre beginning 1/18, followed by an exclusive launch on @YouTube in the weeks that follow! pic.twitter.com/9ssK5Sn1bn

Aside from Float, Bobby – who worked in animated films Up, Tarzan, and Avatar: The Last Airbender series previously – is currently on a separate project entitled Neighborhood Legend, starring yet another Filipina-American character in a story set in his hometown in San Diego, California.